A Detective's Novel
Skip · Narrative · 2016
Steam Deck UnsupportedThe verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 23, under the fair line, at $1.99.
- Cost per hourA
- $1.17/hr
- Reviews▼
- 68% of 897
- Genre rank
- Top 72% Narrative
Holding it back: Reviews
Why
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.
Time and effort
- Main story
- 1.7h
- To 100%
- 2.4h 1.4x the story
Price and sales
- Sales
- 78 on record
- Typical cut
- 51% off
- Steam low
- $0.30 March 2023
- Sale every
- 42d last October 2026
Players and genre
- Online
- 0 now
- Cheaper than
- 86% of its genre
- Better reviewed
- 15% of its genre
Price and player charts
The value story
The value story
78 discounts in the 10 years on record, a median of 51 percent off across all of them, roughly 6 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 10 days ago.
It is cheaper than 86 percent of its genre, and less well reviewed than 85 percent. Scene Investigators ($24.99, scores 27) outscores it, and so does Draugen ($19.99, scores 29). Both sit among its closest neighbours.
Buy now or wait
Buy now or wait
Next discount: likely in the Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4, at about $0.99 (50% off). Predictions like this were right 87% of the time when tested on 70 past weeks.
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last discount ended 10 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
Grades: S best, D weakest
S is the best grade and D the weakest, judged as a buyer. ▲ raises the score, ▼ lowers it, ? is an input we do not have, • is a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
What players say
Short, focused, and well-written. A Detective's Novel delivers a tight little story that scratches the mystery itch without overstaying its welcome.
1 more review
I am 32 years old. My ex-wife and I have a daughter together, and we adopted our son together. Both are now 4 years old. When we were going through our separation, I felt lost and unhappy. I was self-destructive. One day, I was so angry with everything spiraling out of control that I punched a concrete wall in a moment of overwhelming emotion. This resulted in breaking my fifth metacarpal in my right hand-the hand I...
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About the game
On a cold November night in a desolate estate deep in the mountains an innocent life has prematurely perished and its up to the player to find out who did it.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 512 MB of memory, DirectX compatible card, 184 MB of storage. Windows only.
No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic), achievement curve (Steam global achievements).
Cite this score
A Detective's Novel scores 23/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Nov 8, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/503820/a-detective-s-novelReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Nov 1, price as of Nov 7. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.